All the Governor's Prosecutors

With deep roots in the U.S. Attorney's office for New Jersey, Christie's top team lacks administrative and policy experience

Fifteen top officials in the Christie administration served as prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey, starting with Gov. Chris Christie himself. The Christie team also includes three top prosecutors from the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, including a former state attorney general and two chiefs of staff; the FBI agent who ran the antiterrorism effort out of Newark after 9/11; and the chief administrator and press secretary from Christie’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Michele Brown, CEO, Economic Development Authority: U.S. Attorney’s Office (1991-2009), rose to First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Marc Ferzan, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding: U.S. Attorney’s Office (2001-2009), rose to Chief of Commercial Crimes Unit; previously with U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

David Samson, Port Authority Chairman: New Jersey Attorney General (2002-2003)